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Pablo Maffeo

Pablo Maffeo

Footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maffeo and the second or maternal family name is Becerra.

Pablo Carmine Maffeo Becerra (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo maˈfeo]; born 12 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Mallorca.

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Club career

Early career

Born in Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Catalonia,[3] Maffeo joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2003, from FC Levante Las Planas.[4] On 7 April 2013, he made his senior debut for the reserves at the age of only 15, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against CE Constància in the Segunda División B.[5]

Manchester City

On 3 July 2013, Maffeo and compatriot Manu García moved abroad, agreeing to a contract with Manchester City.[6] He was initially assigned to the under-18 team, progressing through the club's Elite Development squad.

Maffeo was called up by first-team manager Manuel Pellegrini for a match against Watford on 29 August 2015,[7] but remained unused in the 2–0 home win.[8] He would subsequently make the bench on a few more occasions, aside from appearing with the under-19s in UEFA Youth League.[9]

Maffeo made his competitive debut for City 24 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 victory over FC Steaua București in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.[10] His second start came two months later, in a 1–0 loss at Manchester United in the EFL Cup.[11]

Girona

On 13 January 2016, after signing a new three-year contract with City, Maffeo joined Segunda División club Girona FC on loan until June.[12] He made his professional debut on 7 February, replacing Borja García in a 1–1 home draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[13]

On 27 December 2016, it was announced Maffeo would rejoin Girona on loan until the end of the season.[14] On 15 April 2017, he was sent-off in stoppage time of the 3–3 away draw with CD Tenerife.[15] He contributed one goal[16] from 14 appearances in a first-ever promotion to La Liga.[4]

Maffeo agreed to a third loan spell at the Estadi Montilivi on 31 July 2017.[17] He made his debut in the competition on 19 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[18]

When Maffeo played against FC Barcelona, he man-marked Lionel Messi superbly. This prompted the latter to name the former as the toughest opponent that he had ever faced.[19]

VfB Stuttgart

On 14 May 2018, Maffeo signed a five-year contract with VfB Stuttgart,[20] with the deal being made effective on 1 July.[21] His first appearance in the Bundesliga took place on 26 August, in a 1–0 away loss to 1. FSV Mainz 05 where he featured the full 90 minutes.[22]

Maffeo was loaned back to Girona on 20 June 2019.[23] On 8 September 2020, he joined SD Huesca also in a temporary deal but with an option to make the move permanent.[24] He scored his first goal in the Spanish top division five days later, in the 1–1 draw at Villarreal CF.[25]

Mallorca

On 7 July 2021, Maffeo joined RCD Mallorca on a season-long loan.[26] On 29 June 2022, he agreed to a permanent four-year contract.[27]

International career

Maffeo was a youth international for Spain.[28] On 10 November 2023, he was called up by Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni for games against Uruguay and Brazil in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, being eligible to play for the latter country through his mother.[29]

Personal life

Maffeo's younger brother, Víctor, is also a footballer and a defender.[30] He is of Italian descent on his father's side and of Argentine descent on his mother's side.[31]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2022
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  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

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    "List of players under written contract registered between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 33. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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    "Pablo Maffeo". Eurosport. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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    López, Marcos; Domènech, Joan (18 November 2016). "El sueño de Maffeo" [Maffeo's dream]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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    Rosell, Carles (9 December 2017). "Pablo Maffeo: La perla de Montilivi criada en Sant Adrià" [Pablo Maffeo: The Montilivi gem raised in Sant Adrià]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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    "El Constancia da un paso atrás ante el Espanyol B" [Constancia take a step back against Espanyol B]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 8 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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    "El Manchester City 'pesca' a otros dos cadetes españoles" [Manchester City 'fish' a further two Spanish cadets] (in Spanish). Cuenta con la Cantera. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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    Dixon, James (29 August 2015). "Manchester City v Watford: Pellegrini sticks with unchanged side, Maffeo and Roberts on the bench". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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    "El Girona incorpora el defensa Pablo Maffeo" [Girona add defender Pablo Maffeo] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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    "El Girona rescata un punto" [Girona scrape one point]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 February 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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    "Pablo Maffeo s'estrenarà a Primera en la seva tercera cessió consecutiva al Girona" [Pablo Maffeo will debut in Primera in his third consecutive loan at Girona] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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    Pérez, José I. (19 August 2017). "El ADN del Atlético no se ficha" [You can't sign Atlético's DNA]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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    "Pablo Maffeo to join VfB Stuttgart". Manchester City F.C. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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    "Mainz schlägt Stuttgart, weil Badstuber stolpert" [Mainz beat Stuttgart, as Badstuber fumbles]. Der Spiegel (in German). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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    "Pablo Maffeo torna al Girona FC" [Pablo Maffeo returns to Girona FC] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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    "Pablo Maffeo joins SD Huesca on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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    Esteve, David (13 September 2020). "Emery también arranca en falso" [False start for Emery as well]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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    Román, Carlos (11 November 2023). "Pablo Maffeo: de la España sub'21 con Luis de la Fuente a la Argentina campeona del mundo de Scaloni" [Pablo Maffeo: from Spain under'21s with Luis de la Fuente to Scaloni's Argentina world champions]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  29. [29]
    "Spaniard Maffeo named in Argentina squad for World Cup qualifiers". Reuters. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  30. [30]
    "Víctor Maffeo, hermano de Pablo, se incorpora al filial del Girona" [Víctor Maffeo, Pablo's brother, added to Girona reserves] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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    "¿Quién es Pablo Maffeo, el joven español que podría jugar en Argentina?" [Who is Pablo Maffeo, the young Spaniard who could play for Argentina?] (in Spanish). Télam. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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